Pie-rack case or holder.



PATENTED NOV. 14, 1905.

B. H. KANNENBERG. PIE RACK CASE 0R HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 7. 1905.

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BALDWIN H. KANNENBERG, OF OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 'IO AMERICAN CANCOMPANY, OF NEINT YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

PIE-RACK CASE OR HOLDER..

No. so4,539.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1905.

To all whom t may con/cern,.-

Be it known that I, BALDWIN H; KANNEN- BERG, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing' in Oak Park, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Pie-Rack Casesor Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in pie racks or holders forcontaining and protecting pies during transportation and while they arebeing dispensed, used, or sold.

The object of my invention is to provide a sheet-metal pie-rack case ofa simple,'eflicient, durable, and sanitary construction and by means ofwhich the pies may be inclosed and protected from dust, dirt, and fliesand which at the same time may be readily opened and closed for puttingthe pies in and taking them out and which will be of a neat appearance.

My invention consists in the means I employ to practically accomplishthis object or resultthat is to say, it consists in a sheetmetalpie-rack case comprising a cylindric shell or body portion somewhatexceeding a semicircle in circumference, an opening and closingcylindric door portion preferably about a semicircle in circumferenceand when closed adapted to complete the cylinder of the shell or bodyportion and adapted to slide around said cylindric shell or body portionwhen opened, a series of sheet-metal front and right-angle rack-stripssecured to the cylindric shell or body portion of the case to form racksor shelves to support the pies individually, a countersunk top platehaving a guide ring or flange secured thereto to form a circularguide-groove to receive the upper edge of the semicircular door and toguide `the same in its opening and closing movement, a bottom platehaving an annular rightangle flange, and a base having an upper memberor plate furnished with an annular flange or ring to form in conjunctionwith the annular Iiange of the bottom plate an annular guide or grooveto receive the lower end of the semicylindric door, said base alsohaving a lower member or plate to give additional strength and stinessto the base and form a weight-receiving chamber to give the requisitestability to the case as a whole.

My invention also consists in the novel devices and novel constructionof parts and devices herein shown and described, and specified in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specilication,Figure I is a top or plan view of a sheet-metal pie-rack case embodyingmy invention. Fig. 2 is a front view showing the sheet-metal pie-rackstrips in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line 3 3 ofFig. 2. Fig. 4 is a partial vertical section on line 4: et of Fig. 3,and Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail vertical section to more fully show theconstruction.

In the drawings, A represents the semicylindric shell or body portion ofthe case, the same being somewhat in excess of a semicircle, so that thepie-pans X may enter within the same for considerably more than a halfportion thereof, as will be readily understood from the dotted lines inFig. 3. The sheetmetal cylindric shell A is furnished at its uprightfront edges with folds or flanges a to strengthen and stilfen the sameand give a smooth edge. To further strengthen and stiffen the shell A,it is furnished on the inside thereof with upright sheet-metalangle-strips A A', securely soldered thereto, preferably about an inchback of the front upright edges of the shell A. The sheet-metalcylindric shell A is further provided with a series of sheetmetal frontpie-rack strips B, having double folds or flanges b' at the side edgesthereof. The front rack-strips B are securely soldered at their ends tothe shell A. The right-angle sheet-metal raclvstrips C extend from themiddle portion of each of the front rack-strips B to the back portion ofthe shell A, the rackstrips C having folds or ianges c at the edgesthereof and said strips C being securely soldered at their inner ends tothe shell A and at their front ends embraced within the double folds orflanges b 5 at the extreme front edge of the front rack-strips B. Thefront and right-angle rack-strips B C being soldered to the thinsheet-metal shell A of the case serve to brace, strengthen, and stilfenthe shell A, as well as to serve as supports for the piepans inclosedtherein.

The top F of the case is furnished with an upright flange f, forming aeountersink in the sheet-metal top plate, and also with a horizontalflange f', and this top plate F is pro vided with a guide-ring f2,soldered to or IOO formed integral with the top plate and having amarginal fold or fiange f3. The guide-ring f2 forms, in conjunction withthe upright flange f and horizontal liangef, an annular guide groove orchannel to receive the upper end of the semicylindric door G. Thecountersunk top plate F is securely soldered or otherwise secured to thesemicylindric shell A of the case, said shell A having at its upper enda horizontal flange a' to strengthen and stiffen the shell and to a'orda means for attaching the top plate F thereto. The upright flange f ofthe top plate F is thus concentric with the shell A, as will be readilyunderstood from Fig. 5 of the drawings.

The semicylindric sheet-metal door G has a fold or flange g at its upperend to strengthen and stiften the same and give a smooth end bearing forthe door in the annular guide or groove on the under face of the topplate.

H is the bottom plate, the same being securely soldered to thehorizontal flange a2 on the lower end of the shell A. The bottom plate Hhas a depending flange 7L concentric with the shell A Lto form the innerannular wall of the lower guide-groove for the lower end of thesemicylindric sliding' door G. The bottom plate H also has a horizontalflange it', which, in conjunction with the guide-ring or flange h2having folds h3, completes the annular guide or groove for the lower endof the semicylindric door G.

The sheet-metal base K has an upper member or plate and a lower memberor plate c, having an annular flange k2 embracing the depending flange7a3 of the upper member or plate of the base and firmly soldered orseamed or otherwise secured thereto. The upper and lower plates ormembers it 7c of the base form a hollow chamber K in the base to receiveWeight or filling material K2 to give the requisite weight to the baseand stability to the structure as a whole.

The rotary sliding semicylindric door G is furnished with a stoppin g onthe inside thereof, which by its engagement with the upright edges @ofthe semicylindric or segmental shell A serves as a stop to limit boththe opening and the closing movements of the rotary sliding door. Thestop-pin g also serves as a means for attaching the` knob or handle g2on the outside of the semicylindric or segmental door. The segmentaldoor G is strengthened and stiffened and its upright edges by wires g3inclosed WithinV folds or rolls gi at the upright edges of the door.

The top plate F is furnished with a strengthening-plate F', extendingdiametrically across the countersink of the top plate and soldered atits ends to the upright flange f of the plate F and provided with sideflanges f4, which are soldered to the top plate F.

The lower plate L" of the base has a rightangle annular flange ,754,thus giving a countersink form to this lower plate and forming with theflange c4 a downwardly-projecting peripheral ring for the base.

As the segmental cylindric shell or body A is of sheet metal and ofslightthiclzness and as the rotary sliding segmental cylindric door G isalso of sheet metal and of slight thickness, the door G may rotatablyslide around the shell A, while the diameters of the curves of these twoparts may still differ but slightly from each other, so that the case asa whole will present a neat and symmetrical appearance from all pointsof view and whether the door is open, partially open, or closed.

I claim 1. The sheet-metal pie-rack case herein shown and described, andcomprising a segmental cylindric shell or body portion provided with aseries of front rack-strips and right-angle rack-strips soldered theretoon the inside thereof to brace and strengthen the shell and support thepie-pans, a top plate furnished on its under side with an annularguide-groove at the rim thereof, a bottom plate and a base furnished onthe upper side thereof with an annular guide groove or channel, and asegmental cylindric rotary sliding door fitting at its ends in saidannular guide grooves or channels, substantially as specified.

2. The sheet-metal pie-rack case herein shown and described, andcomprising a segmental cylindric shell or body portion provided with aseries of front rack-strips and right-angle rack-strips soldered theretoon the inside thereof to brace and strengthen the shell and support thepie-pans, a top plate furnished on its under side with an annularguide-groove at the rim thereof, a bottom plate and a base furnished onthe upper side thereof with an annular guide groove or channel, asegmental cylindric rotary sliding` door fitting at its ends in saidannular guide grooves or channels, said segmental cylindric shell orbody portion being provided on its inside with upright angularstrengthening-strips, substantially as specified.

3. The sheet-metal pie-rack case herein shown and described, andcomprising a segmental cylindric shell or body portion, provided with aseries of front rack -strips and right-angle rack-strips solderedthereto on the inside thereof to brace and strengthen the shell andsupport the pie-pans, a top plate furnished on its under side with anannular guide-groove at the rim thereof, a bottom plate and a basefurnished on the upper side thereof with an annular guide groove orchannel, and a segmental cylindric rotary sliding door fitting at itsends in said annular grooves or channels, said top plate having anupright integral annular flange, a horizontal annular flange and aguidering secured thereto, substantially as specified.

A. The sheet-metal pie-rack case herein shown and described, andcomprising a segmental cylindric shell or body portion, pro- IOO IIO

vided with a series of front rack-strips and right-angle rack-stripssoldered thereto on the inside thereof to brace and strengthen the shelland support the pie-pans, a top plate furnished on its under side withan annular guide-groove at the rim thereof, a bottom plate and a basefurnished on theupper side thereof with an annular guide groove orchannel, and a segmental cylindric rotary sliding door fitting at itsends in said annular grooves or channels, said top plate having anupright integral annular flange, a horizontal annular Bange and aguide-ring secured thereto and having a folded lower edge,substantially7 as specified.

5. In a sheet-metal pie-rack case, a segmen tal cylindric shell A,having folded upright edges a, upright angular brace-strips A', andprovidedv with a series of front brace and pie supporting strips Bhaving folded edges 7) substantially as specified.

6. `In a sheet-metal pie-rack case, a segmental cylindric shell A,having folded upright edges a, upright angular brace-strips A providedwith a series of front brace and pie supporting strips B having foldededges 716', and upright angle-brace and pie supporting strips C,substantially as specified.

7. In a sheet-metal pie-rack case, the combi nation with a segmentalcylindric shell A, a top plate F furnished on its under side with aguide-channel, a bottom plate H furnished with a guide-channel, and asegmental cylindric rotary sliding door G, substantially as specified.

8. In a sheet-metal pie-rack case, the combination with a segmentalcylindric shell A, a top plate F furnished on its under side with aguide-channel, a bottom plate H furnished with a guide-channel, asegmental cylindric rotary sliding door G, and a base K having an upperplate and a lower plate with a weight or filling material chamberbetween to give stability to the case, substantially as specified.

BALDWIN H. KANNENBERG.

Witnesses:

PEARL ABRAMS, H. M. MUNDAY.

